Background
Her father had a Doctor of Philosophy in agriculture and her mother was a professor of economics.
Her father had a Doctor of Philosophy in agriculture and her mother was a professor of economics.
She completed her studies in geology, paleontology and prehistory at the University of Tübingen. While working in the Namibian desert, she discovered animal fossils from the Miocene period. Corvinus moved to Nepal in 1984 and explored the region, specifically the Dang Deokhuri District, Dun valley, and Siwalik Hills.
She was a member of the Afar expedition in Ethiopia which discovered the famous skeleton called "Lucy".